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Shadow Lord

by BlatFan

Shadow Lord lets players pull defeated creatures back as loyal shadow minions, a system inspired by Solo Leveling and built for Forge 1.20.1.

ForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1

What it does

Its core mechanic is shadow extraction: a player can resurrect a defeated creature so that it fights alongside them as a shadow minion. The shadows stay loyal to their summoner and join each battle as the player advances. The mod needs BlatAPI, which must be installed next to it on Forge 1.20.1.

Progression runs on Pearls, a currency that players gather from dungeon loot as they explore. To spend them, a player first crafts a Lord Statue. Statues also generate naturally in the world and act as a personal progression hub. Interacting with a crafted statue lets the player spend collected Pearls to level up the shadow army and improve its skills.

Shadow Lord is published for Forge only, with the latest file 1.20.1-1.1 for 1.20.1, released on 2026-08-09. Both the server and every player need the mod, and the code is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Shadow extraction

    Defeated creatures can be resurrected as shadow minions that fight beside the player.

  2. Pearl currency

    Pearls are gathered from dungeon loot during exploration and fund every upgrade.

  3. Lord Statue hub

    Players craft a Lord Statue, which also generates in the world, to spend Pearls on their army.

  4. Shadow army upgrades

    Spending Pearls at a statue raises the level of shadow minions and improves their skills.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.20.1-1.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

BlatAPIBlatAPI - a mod library by BlatFan.
Required

Questions

Does Shadow Lord need BlatAPI?

Yes. BlatAPI is a required dependency, so it must be installed alongside Shadow Lord on Forge 1.20.1.

Does the server need Shadow Lord installed?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Where do Pearls come from?

Pearls are gathered from dungeon loot during exploration, and they are spent at a crafted Lord Statue.

Which loaders does Shadow Lord support?

Only Forge. The latest file is 1.20.1-1.1, built for Minecraft 1.20.1.

In the catalog

Shadow Lord is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Magic mods7,216Forge modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

Shadow Lord is a Minecraft mod that introduces a shadow extraction system inspired by Solo Leveling. The core mechanic allows players to resurrect defeated creatures, turning them into loyal shadow minions that fight alongside them. Progression in the mod relies on Pearls and the Lord Statue. Pearls are the primary…
BlatFan, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
BlatFan
Published
2026-07-08
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-09
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanicsMagicMobsCursed
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